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Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry

Date of Crash

11 Mar 44

Aircraft Name

Vengeance II

Serial Number

AN782

Unit

82 Sqdn

Operating Airfield

Jumchar

Country

India

Aircrew details

Sgt E P HALLSgt J V S GIBSON

Details

Damaged by flak and CRL S of Taung Bazaar. [ORB]. 1458-1600 . J W Sandilands led 6 vengeances to steep dive bomb PM545473, a hill feature just west ofpoint 124B. Five ac bombed the correct target at 1530 hours. Aircraft A was shot up and belly landed in paddy south of Taung Bazaar at PM500582. Crew stayed with the machine and got out unhurt being met by our own indian forces and taken to Taung Bazaar where they returned to base in a moth which happened to be there. The aircraft was subsquently examined and found to have bullet holes in oil tank etc.